Marine Biology, MS

The MS in Marine Biology provides students the opportunity to study marine biology in three distinct environments at three world-renowned research facilities in New England, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Northwest. An internship in the field and independent research project provide the capstone to the fifteen-month graduate program.

Much more than course work in a classroom, the MS in Marine Biology delivers inquiry-based curriculum in marine science during which our students formulate research questions, design and conduct critical experiments, and interpret and present results. You will have an opportunity not only learn science, you have an opportunity to learn how to do science and become a marine scientist.

This program is for students eager to broaden their knowledge of marine biology or who want to further refine their interests.

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Requirements

Students register for International Study—Three Seas Program (ABRS 5120) for the fall and spring terms of year 1.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Seminar
EEMB 5303	Marine Biology Careers Seminar	1-2
or EEMB 5305	Professional Development for Ocean Sciences
Biology
EEMB 5504 and EEMB 5505	Biology of Corals and Lab for EEMB 5504	3
EEMB 5506 and EEMB 5507	Biology and Ecology of Fishes and Lab for EEMB 5506	3
EEMB 5508	Marine Birds and Mammals	3
EEMB 5518 and EEMB 5519	Ocean and Coastal Processes and Lab for EEMB 5518	3
EEMB 5533 and EEMB 5535	Marine Invertebrate Zoology and Botany and Lab for EEMB 5533	3
Sustainability
EEMB 5538	Conservation and Restoration of Marine Systems	3
EEMB 5542	Marine Spatial Planning	4
EEMB 5546	Sustainability of the Land-Sea Interface	3
Ecology
EEMB 5520	Tropical Marine Ecology	2
EEMB 5522	Experimental Design Marine Ecology	3-4
or EEMB 5525	Advanced Field Methods in Marine Ecology
EEMB 5540 and EEMB 5541	Changing Global Oceans and Lab for EEMB 5540	3
Research
Take the following (repeatable) course twice:		2
EEMB 7674	Marine Biology Research Project

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

38 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Fall Start

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Full Semester	Hours
EEMB 5305	2	EEMB 5504 and EEMB 5505	3	EEMB 7674	1
EEMB 5522	4	EEMB 5506 and EEMB 5507	3
EEMB 5546	3	EEMB 5508	3
EEMB 5542	4	EEMB 5518 and EEMB 5519	3
EEMB 5533 and EEMB 5535	3	EEMB 5520	2
		EEMB 5538	3
		EEMB 5540 and EEMB 5541	3
	16		20		1
Year 2
Fall	Hours
EEMB 7674	1
	1
Total Hours: 38

Summer II Start

Year 1
				Summer 2	Hours
				EEMB 5546	3
				EEMB 5525	3
					6
Year 2
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours			Summer Full Semester	Hours
EEMB 5508	3	EEMB 5542	4			EEMB 7674	1
EEMB 5538	3	EEMB 5305	2
EEMB 5504 and EEMB 5505	3	MES Elective 5000+	4
EEMB 5533 and EEMB 5535	3
EEMB 5506 and EEMB 5507	3
EEMB 5518 and EEMB 5519	3
EEMB 5520	2
	20		10				1
Year 3
Fall	Hours
EEMB 7674	1
	1
Total Hours: 38